Display case for boudoir accessories



Dec. 5, 193C. A. s. DONALDSON DISPLAY CASE FOR BOUDOIR ACCESSORIES FiledJuly 30. 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet l J M W Dec. 5, 1939. DONALDSON 2,182,200

DISPLAY CASE FOR BOUDOIR ACCESSORIES Filed July 30, 1936 3. Sheets-Sheet2 Dec. 5, 1939. A. s. DONALDSON DISPLAY CASE FOR BOUDO IR ACCESSORIESFiled July 30, 1936 3 Sheets$heet 3 Q9922 6305x 226 W;

Patented Dec. 5, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPLAY CASE FORBOUDOIR ACCESSORIES Application July 30, 1986, Serial No. 93,404

9 Claims.

This invention relates to a complete case for shipping and displayingboudoir accessories.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a display casehaving provisions for holding all the accessories of a set with most ofthem displayed on edge for the purpose of showing the accessories to aperson at a distance and for the purpose of making an attractivedisplay; to provide the display case of such form and of suchconstruction that it has supports formed integrally from the cardboard,from which it is made, for the various toilet accessories, thesesupports all being cut out of the material of the top of the displaycase and bent up above its plane; to provide a slot through the top ofthe display case for receiving the pin tray or the like backed up by apiece of the material of the case, out out from the case and projectingupwardly at the rear at an angle so that the pin tray will projectupwardly from the case and stand in a slightly inclined but nearlyvertical position; to provide a corresponding feature for the handmirror; to provide a perforation for receiving the bristle part of thebrush also having a piece of 2.3 the material extending downwardly andat an inclination of the same degree as the accessory tray; to provide asimilar arrangement for the comb; to provide a flat space for a powderbox or the like on the display case and spaced so 30 that it is held inposition by upwardly extending projections thereon, and to provideprojec tions at a distance from each other to support any articledesired, as for example, a nail file; to provide such other similarprojections as may be necessary in accordance with the accessoriescontained in the set, the display case being covered with suitabletextile material cemented to the display case and thus covering up theprojections used for holding the accessories in place when on display.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 isa perspective view of a set of toilet accessories displayed inaccordance with this invention in a display case and showing the variousarticles standing up at approximately the same angle;

Fig. 2 is a plan of the top of the display case; Fig. 3 is a plan of apart of the display case showing a tongue out out and scored but stillin the plane of the case; 55 Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4of Fig. 3 showing the tongue raised and in its final position; v I

Fig. 5 is a View constructed similar to Fig. 3 and showing the partsthat are cut and scored for the purpose of supporting a comb;

Fi 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5 showing the tonguefor this purpose raised into its final position;

Fig. '7- is a plan of the part of the display case with the tongues cutand scored for holding the 10 brush but still in the plane of the top ofthe casing;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 88 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a sectional View on the line 9-9 of 15 Fig. 2;

Fig. 10 is a sectional view on the line I0lfl of Fig. 2;" V

Fig. 11 is a plan of the board used in transporting the set; i 20 Fig.12 is a sectional view on the line i2|2 of Fig. 11;

Fig. 13 is a sectional view on the line l3--| 3 of Fig. 11;

Fig. 14 is a plan of the same board that is 5 shown in Fig. 11 with thesame set of toilet articles disposed therein for shipping;

Fig. 15 is an outside elevation of the shipping box and its cover,broken away to show parts in sectional view, and p 30 Fig. 16 is asectional view of the same similar to that indicated in Fig. 15.

A set of toilet accessories, no matter what the number to be shipped toa dealer, is contained in a cardboard box Ill provided with a cover H 5of substantially the same height. At the extreme bottom of this box is apiece of thick cardboard 52 spaced from the sides and ends of the boxand surrounded by a frame of upright pieces 13 of corrugated cardboardto hold and protect 40 the articles to some extent from injury whenbeing shipped. Inside this corrugatedboard I 3 is a shipping board Mturned up at two ends and fitting inside the corrugated board, sides andends.

Supported by its four depending flanges, on the corrugated cardboard i3,is a display case L5. This display case is provided with various meansfor holding the toilet accessories and is covered with any textilematerial I6 cemented to it so as to prevent the public from seeing thecardboard. Above this is a second frame I! of corrugated cardboard whichprevents any projections on the display case from being engaged by thecover II. All these features together fill the entire box to the topthereof.

The shipping board [4 is provided with two perforations 20 and 2| spacedapart and arranged in a diagonal direction for receiving the handles 22of a pin tray ill or the like. The tray is located below the holder andthe handles project up through the perforations and beyond them so as tosupport the tray under the board out of contact with the cardboard i2 atthe bottom. This also gives the tray a yielding support to prevent itsbeing injured. Also at one corner of this board i l it is cut out at 23to receive the bristles of a brush M in this case. There is an opening25 through the shipping board M for receiving a powder box or the like26. It is to be understood that the shaping of these openings iscontrolled by the shape of the article being supported.

The cardboard M is cut through around the outline indicated in Fig. 11and scored and then the part thatis contained in this cutout portion isbent upwardly at 2? so as to provide a vertical wall 28 and then this isbent downwardly to provide an inclined wall 29 which has oppositeangular projections 33.. Between these projections, of course, thecardboard projects downwardly and these projections come against theangles 3! formed in the edge of the cardboard which constitute positivestops for them, leaving a perforation at 32 which'has no function exceptfor furnishing the cardboard for the part 29.

It will be seen that this furnishes a vertical wall 28 which is backedup by the stiff inclined wall 29 which is held at the bottom andtherefore constitutes a brace for it. The purpose of this is to providea means against which the hand mirror 33 can engage to prevent the handmir ror, which lies flat on the board It, as shown in Fig. 14, fromshifting around thereon.

A second vertical wall 34 is provided, made exactly in the same way asthe one just described and like the wall 28. This serves to engage thehandle of the mirror 33 and hold that in position.

The walls 28 and 29 may serve another purpose. The handle of the comb 35may be placed through this passage so as to hold the two in position anda nail file 36 or other article can be placed through the passage behindthe wall 34.

Fig. 14, therefore, shows the way in which the articles are shipped forthis particular set of toilet accessories. Of course, in the case of alarger or smaller set the container will be larger or smaller, if sodesired, and more or less perforations will be employed.

When the box reaches its destination, the cover II is removed and theframe H and the display case I5 are removed. The accessories are takenoff the shipping boa-rd M and placed to one side, this board is put backempty in its original position, the frame 13 is set around it, the frameI! is put back to rest on the frame :3, and the display case is put overthe frame H. The top of the display case is now at the top of the'box H]where it will be open for display on a counter or in a window or thelike.

It will be noticed that this display case I5 has a flat top and theflanges at the sides are turned downto support it all around itsperiphery on the frame ll. It is made in such a way as to accommodatewhatever accessories are to be placed on it. It is provided in a wayvery similar to that shown in Figs. 10 and 11 with the parts 28 and 29.A long slot 40 provides an upwardly extending projection 41 with aninclined back wall 42 which extends down below the level of the board l5to perform an extension of the wall 42. This surface M serves as a backfor the pin tray l9 which extends down through the slot 40 and therebyis held in an upright but slightly inclined position. ,These articlesare all inclined backwardly at the same angle.

Just in front of the tray is placed a hand mirror 33 which projects downthe same way into a slot 44 which has an inclined supporting wall 45 and46 backed up by a backing plate 41, just as in all the other cases. Themirror is thereby supported with the handle projecting out and parallelto the accessories tray i9 and supported on another projection 48 madein the same way and serving to keep the handle of the mirror inhorizontal position. Likewise there is a slot 50 for a comb and it has aslanting wall 5! and inclined backing plate 52, as in the other cases.If the comb has a handle it is supported by another support 53 made inthe same way in all particulars. There are also two other supports 5 andW on which a nail file can lie flat.

The brush is placed with its bristle portion in a slot 55, which is madeby pressing down two flanges 55 from the material of the board and thehandle of the brush is carried on another support 51, made in the sameway as the others. 1

There is a space at 59 which is left fiat on the display case 55 freefrom all projections for the placing of a powder box or the like.

It will be understood, of course, that a piece of textile attractivematerial 56 covers the whole display case leaving all these supportingand holding devices covered and out of sight,

Fig. 1, as stated, shows the display case with the cloth on it and a setof toilet accessories supported upon it, all of them that can be beingsupported to extend upwardly at an angle so that each article is readilyseen when the whole case and articles are placed on display. Also theycan be seen from a distance if the line of vision is otherwise clear.provisions by which the articles can be shipped and all the features ofthe device are shipped in one box. It requires easy manipulation to openthe box and put the articles in proper position on the display casewhich is at the top of the box.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do notWish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than asset forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a toilet ac-' cessory display casecomprising a flat paper board having a long perforation therethrough forthe reception of the lower edge of an accessory tray or the like, aslanting wall extending from above the surface of the board at a pointadjacent to said perforation to a point materially below the same,slanting all the way to provide a back against which an accessory can belocated in inclined position, a part of the paper board of which thecase is made extending backwardly downwardly at an angle from the top ofsaid wall and anchored to the case so as to form a brace or support forthe wall.

2. As an article of manufacture, a toilet accessory display casecomprising a flat paper board having a long perforation therethrough forthe reception of a mirror or the like, a slanting wall extending fromabove the surface of the board to a point materially below the same Thebox ill contains room and .7

at the edge of said perforation, slanting all the way to provide a backagainst which the mirror or the like can be located in inclinedposition, a part of the paper board of which the case is made extendingdownwardly from the top of said Wall to form a brace or support for thewall.

3. As an article of manufacture, a toilet accessory display casecomprising a flat paper board having a long perforation therethrough forthe reception of the lower edge of an accessory tray or the like, aslanting wall extending from above the surface of the board at a pointadjacent to said perforation to a point materially below the same,slanting all the way to provide a back against which an accessory can belocated in inclined position, a part of the paper board of which thecase is made extending backwardly downwardly at an angle from the top ofsaid wall and anchored to the case so as to form a brace or support forthe wall, and a braced wall located at a distance therefrom with its topspaced above the board to support the handle of said accessory.

4. In a display case for toilet accessories, the combination of a board,said board having a perforation for receiving such an accessory as theedge of a mirror, comb, or the like, said perforation having a slantingwall bordering on it, strengthening means behind said wall and integralwith it to hold it in position, whereby the toilet accessories can bedisplayed thereon at an inclination to the vertical, and a projectionextending upwardly from the board and formed of the material thereof andlocated in alignment with said perforation at a distance therefrom forsupporting the handle of said mirror, or the like.

5. In a display case for toilet accessories, the combination of a boardcovered with a textile material, said board having a perforation forreceiving such an accessory as the edge of a mirror, comb or the like,said perforation having a slanting wall bordering on it, andstrengthening means behind said wall and integral with it to hold it inposition, whereby the toilet accessories can be displayed thereon at aninclination to the vertical.

6. In a display case for toilet accessories, the combination of a board,said board having a perforation for receiving such accessories as theedges of mirrors, combs, and the like, and having a slanting walladjacent to the edge of said perforation, and an inclined brace behindsaid wall to hold it in position, said wall and brace consisting of apiece of cardboard integrally connected at the top.

'7. A cardboard support for articles of manufacture having perforationscut out of the pasteboard body and scored, which cut out parts can bemoved from their original fiat positions to a position in which twoparts with a scoring between them will rise and constitute an upwardlyinclined wall for receiving articles in inclined position against thefront surface and an inclined brace to hold the wall in position.

8. A cardboard support for articles of manufacture having perforationsfor receiving articles that are desired to project down through theperforations and parts out out of the pasteboard body and scored, whichparts can be re moved from their original positions with opposite edgesprojecting beyond the opening left in the support by their removal to aposition in which two connected parts on opposite sides of the scoringwill extend up from the support, one I constituting an inclined wall forreceiving articles while the other constitutes an inclined brace to holdthe wall in position.

9. As an article of manufacture, a display case comprising a horizontalboard having a projection extending upwardly therefrom and consist-' ingof a keystone shaped inclined wall and a second wall extendingdownwardly therebehind and integral with the board and with the keystoneshaped wall at the top thereof, a side projection forming the keystoneshape, resting on the board.

ALFRED S. DONALDSON.

